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" I like so many different kinds of music just because all I did was listen to the radio as a kid. "

Philip Seymour Hoffman

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" I like to come to the set with very strong ideas and strong opinions about how to do things. And I like also dealing with somebody who's like that. "

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" I have a fine level of recognition in the business and among the acting community now, so I consider myself one of the lucky ones. If I didn't think that, there would be something wrong with me. I'm grateful and thankful for what I've got. "

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" Plays never feel like the right thing to do at the time. "

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" People used to be funny about approaching me, but now they seem to think I'm as sane as anyone who's done what I've done in movies can be. "

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" When you have a child, as anyone knows who has them, that's basically all you want to talk about. "

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" My soul is in good shape. "

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" I have so much empathy for these young actors that are 19 and all of a sudden they're beautiful and famous and rich. I'm like, 'Oh my God, I'd be dead.' "

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" I got sober when I was 22 years old. "

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" Creating something is all about problem-solving. "

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" The film is made in the editing room. The shooting of the film is about shopping, almost. It's like going to get all the ingredients together, and you've got to make sure before you leave the store that you got all the ingredients. And then you take those ingredients and you can make a good cake - or not. "

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" I got into plays in high school then I ended up going to college for it. "

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" The idea that you have a vision of what you're supposed to be, or going to be, or where your kids are going to be - and that that doesn't work out - is always going to be something that's going to affect people and move people. "

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" I've never been on a cruise. "

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" I think therapy is a helpful thing. I think everyone knows it. You do it for your life, you do it for yourself, because you want to explore some things, and get at the bottom of some things. It's about your life, the quality of your life. "

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" I didn't have any idea that I would be able to have a career in film. "

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" Directing is a really kind of amazing thing, because you're helping others and, in the middle of that, you have to worry about yourself. "

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" I think you ultimately have to love who you're playing. You have to have that kind of feeling. You have to have passion for the person. "

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" There are characters in movies who I call 'film characters.' They don't exist in real life. They exist to play out a scenario. They can be in fantastic films, but they are not real characters; what happens to them is not lifelike. "

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" I've seen a lot of friends who have a lot of great projects, whether it's a script or a play or whatever, and it is a great project and they have great people involved, and they can't make it. "

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" Well, in the theater, I think you're actually more responsible for what is going on onstage as a director than you are in film. "

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" One person's religion is another person's cult. "

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" Sometimes I have a great day of filming and sometimes the theater strikes me better. It just depends. "

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" Ultimately what I'll do next is up in the air for me. "

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" In film, you have to let go sometimes. "

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" The only true currency in this bankrupt world is what you share with someone else when you're uncool. "

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" I think part of being an actor is staying private. "

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" The weight comes off, you know? If you stop with the bread and the pie, it really does. It really works. "

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" If I don't feel like I'm doing the job well, and I don't know how to get there, or I'm too scared, or whatever, I'm not a happy guy and I'm not pleasant. I'm not pleasant to be around. "

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" The foibles of my body are pretty much out there in the work I do. "

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" I've had to make the transition from sweeping in for 15 minutes, doing my stuff and clearing out, to carrying a movie for the duration - in a dress. "

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